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Benton, Joshua. "Small steps, but: Most big American newspaper newsrooms are now led by someone other than a white man." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 26 Jul. 2021. Web. 15 Jan. 2025.
APA
Benton, J. (2021, Jul. 26). Small steps, but: Most big American newspaper newsrooms are now led by someone other than a white man. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 15, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/07/small-steps-but-most-big-american-newspaper-newsrooms-are-now-led-by-someone-other-than-a-white-man/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Small steps, but: Most big American newspaper newsrooms are now led by someone other than a white man." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 26, 2021. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/07/small-steps-but-most-big-american-newspaper-newsrooms-are-now-led-by-someone-other-than-a-white-man/.
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